Sentences with phrase «experiencing ugliness»

In contrast, he only existed when his lot was drudgery, or attending social functions, or experiencing ugliness and monotony.

I'm on the left, I support the Democratic party, I detest racism (particularly as someone who has experienced its ugliness), but I get some of the arguments made by the right when it comes to language vigilance and accusation, because I've seen far too many situations when people have tried their darndest to ally with identity positions they don't share or rally behind causes that don't necessarily reflect their own subject position, only to have it backfire spectacularly because they didn't do it right or say it right.

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She compels belief in the unbelievable, and she knows that thousands of people have reason to deny her version of the truth — about the abuse that she claims is part of her experience and the ugliness revealed by the light she shines on her Mormon upbringing.

Intensity and harmony of experience generally would be valued over dullness and discord, complexity over simplicity, beauty and enjoyment over ugliness and drudgery.

The reason for their resentment is that their experience has not been primarily one of right and wrong but perhaps could better be classified as the experience of beauty and ugliness.

I've visited the Church of the Nativity twice, and both times — though grateful for the experience — I was struck by the ugliness of the place and, especially, the rudeness of the resident monks.

Indeed, it is shown so utterly without ugliness, so swollen with fairy tale purity, that viewers with prickly experiences of love may find it hard to step into its sentimental heart.

Han's work reminds us that it's also an aesthetic experience that needs to be scrutinized, where «ugliness» is something often disavowed, and purposely overlooked.

His precise film - like paintings make nudity, lust, ugliness and frustration an abstract experience while extracting drama from seemingly everyday situations by using careful composition techniques and unusual elements.

You should watch the video above for yourself to get the full experience, but my first impression is that these scenes are the artist's view on the ugliness of consumer culture.

They're «redefining one of the most important aspects of our lives» and «fight (ing) ugliness» and their car «embodies a perfect user experience,» and also — wait for it — what they're doing now is just like what Apple did with the iPhone in 2007.